# Viral Effects (Viral Camera Effects) Source: [Viral Effects (Viral Camera Effects)]() Documentation index: [llms.txt]() Last updated: 2026-11-05 Viral Effects Skills generate a short video in a popular social-video style from a character photo you provide. Each effect is its own Skill with a fixed idea: a camera that orbits a person hanging by one hand, identical clones filling a street, buildings folding overhead, a time freeze, and so on. You upload a clear image of your character, optionally add a request, and ChatCut generates a new video. The effects run in ChatCut Web and ChatCut Desktop. There are 14 effects. They use paid video generation, so they need a Pro plan and credits. [View all 14](https://pr-797-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/viral-effects) [Hanging Orbit](https://pr-797-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/viral-effects?template=hanging-orbit)[Gravity Takes a Break](https://pr-797-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/viral-effects?template=gravity-takes-a-break)[Folding Streets](https://pr-797-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/viral-effects?template=folding-streets)[Clones on the Street](https://pr-797-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/viral-effects?template=clones-on-the-street)[Street Sticker](https://pr-797-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/viral-effects?template=street-sticker) ## How do I choose an effect? ChatCut also files some effects under extra tags: Camera Moves, Epic Scenes, Surreal Moments, Clones and Giants, Scene Transitions, Transformations, Time Effects, and Horror Scenes. Only a few effects carry these tags, so the groups below follow both the tags and each effect’s description. **Camera moves and time effects** - **One-shot City Dive.** One continuous camera move dives from Earth orbit through a city to your character. Tagged Camera Moves, Surreal Moments, and Time Effects. - **Time Pause.** A time-freeze short where the camera moves through a street scene with your character suspended mid-action. Same tags. - **Hanging Orbit.** Your character hangs from one hand while the camera orbits around them. It is the most used effect in the last 30 days. - **Urban Parkour.** A continuous parkour shot with a close-following camera. You upload an athlete reference and, optionally, a rooftop scene image. **Epic and surreal scenes** - **Folding Streets.** The character walks through a street as buildings and roads fold overhead. - **Street Sticker.** Your character and a street scene combine through a sticker-peel effect. Tagged Epic Scenes and Surreal Moments. - **Puffin Express.** The character glides down a street with a puffin under each foot, filmed with a fisheye tracking camera. - **Gravity Takes a Break.** A floating fall that shows three items to camera in order. It is the second most used effect. **Clones and giants** - **Clones on the Street.** Identical clones appear across the scene, ending with a close-up clone covering the lens with one hand. - **Giant Companion.** Normal-sized and giant versions of the same character, as the giant lands and leaps out of frame. Tagged Clones and Giants, Scene Transitions, Transformations, and Horror Scenes. **Talking and performing** - **Prop Microphone.** The character catches a falling object, uses it as a microphone, and introduces the item. Dialogue is generated automatically. - **Bump & Tell.** The camera bumps into the person, who turns around and introduces what they are wearing or carrying. Dialogue is generated automatically. - **Instant Rap** and **Follow-cam Rap.** Short performance videos built from your references and a brief. ## What do I need before I start? - **A Pro plan.** These effects show a **Pro** badge. See [Free and Pro](https://pr-797-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/free-and-pro). - **A clear character image.** Most effects take one image of one person. Hanging Orbit asks for an adult. Gravity Takes a Break takes a main character, an optional second character, and up to three items to show. Urban Parkour takes one or more references. - **Credits.** Video generation is charged by generated seconds, model, and resolution. See [Credits](https://pr-797-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/credits-policy) and [Generation Credits](https://pr-797-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/generation-credits). - **Optional requests.** A change of setting or outfit, for example. ## How do I generate an effect? 1. Open the effect’s page from [chatcut.io/skills](https://pr-797-preview.chatcut.dev/skills) or from **Home**. 2. Upload your character image. Add any request in **Other requests**. 3. Check the estimated cost on the form. 4. Select **Create my video**. The submission opens a progress view. 5. When it finishes, review the video. **Download** saves it, **Continue editing** opens it for more editing, and **Regenerate** starts a new run. **Stop** cancels a run that is still going. ### Fill in the form The form differs a little between effects. This is Hanging Orbit, the most used one. Try it here: it opens ChatCut with your choices filled in. Try the form Try the Hanging Orbit form on its [Skill page](https://pr-797-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/viral-effects?template=hanging-orbit). [](https://pr-797-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/viral-effects?template=hanging-orbit) | Field | Options | What it changes | | --- | --- | --- | | **Upload character** | One clear character image | The face, hair, and outfit of the person in the video | | **Other requests** | Optional text | Scene or outfit changes. Leave it blank to keep the example scene | | **Estimated cost** | Shown on the form | The credits the run is expected to use | Hanging Orbit is a fixed format: 9 seconds, vertical 9:16, 720p. Several other effects fix their format too: | Effect | Length | Shape | | --- | --- | --- | | Gravity Takes a Break | 12 s | 9:16 | | Folding Streets | 8 s | 9:16 | | Clones on the Street | 7 s | 3:4 | | Puffin Express | 8 s | 1:1 | The other effects (such as One-shot City Dive, Time Pause, Street Sticker, Prop Microphone, Urban Parkour, and the two rap effects) have a **Generation settings** area. There you choose a duration from 4 to 15 seconds and an aspect ratio of 9:16, 16:9, 1:1, 3:4, 4:3, or 21:9. Prop Microphone and Bump & Tell also let you choose the spoken language. ## Prompts you can copy Use these in **Other requests**, or with the effect attached in the AI composer. Prompt ```text Keep my character's face and outfit. Set the scene on a quiet night street with wet pavement and neon signs. ``` Prompt ```text Use @character-photo for the main character. Put a red jacket on them and keep the camera movement exactly as in the example. ``` For Prop Microphone or Bump & Tell: Prompt ```text Introduce my new water bottle in a friendly, casual tone. Speak English and keep the clip short. ``` ## What does ChatCut do for me? 1. **Keeps the effect’s motion.** The effect is built from an approved example video. The generated video follows its action, camera path, and timing. 2. **Swaps in your character.** Your image sets the face, hair, and outfit. Your request changes only the details you name. 3. **Generates once.** The form submits one generation. It does not start a second one. 4. **Writes dialogue when needed.** Prop Microphone and Bump & Tell generate dialogue from your request. ## What do I get? You get one new video per run, at 720p. The progress view shows the credits used and the resolution. Download it, or choose **Continue editing** to keep working on it. Each **Regenerate** is a new run and a new charge. ## What are the limits and tips? - **The result is a new video, not a copy.** The effect is recreated, not reproduced pixel for pixel. - **Review every result.** Check the face, the hands, and any items that should stay the same. - **Stopping may not stop the charge.** If you stop a run after generation has started, it may still finish and use credits. - **Confirm before you pay.** If you run an effect through the Agent, a confirmation card can show the plan and estimate before generation. See [Generation Confirmations](https://pr-797-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/generation-confirmations). - **Use clear, well-lit images.** One person per image works best. ## What related pages can I read? - [AI Video Generation](https://pr-797-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/ai-video-generation) - [Video generation models](https://pr-797-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/video-generation-models) - [Credits](https://pr-797-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/credits-policy) - [Generation Confirmations](https://pr-797-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/generation-confirmations) - [Skills directory](https://pr-797-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/skills-directory) - [All Skills](https://pr-797-preview.chatcut.dev/skills)